Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk told a meeting of the cabinet of ministers that Ukraine will not make Eurobond payments to Russia until there is a restructuring agreement or a court decision. Russia and the IMF consider the amount owed to be sovereign debt. (In Ukrainian)

Deputy Chief of Military Cooperation and Peacekeeping Andriy Ordynovych told RFE/RL that a Special Operations Command has been approved and an agreement on cooperation with NATO’s Special Forces has been reached. (In Ukrainian)

The 400-page Spanish report details the findings of an investigation into the activities of Gennady Petrov, who is believed to be the head of the Tambov organized-crime group and has ties to Putin stretching back to their days in St. Petersburg.

The Chair of Ukraine’s Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs reported on social media that the EU Commission has recommended that Ukraine be accepted for visa-free short-term travel to the Schengen zone. (In Ukrainian)

A dark meme has recently surfaced on the web warning, “First, as you’re a Russian speaker, someone may come to “liberate” you, but when they find out you're a patriot of Ukraine, they’ll shoot you.” (In Ukrainian)

Crisis Forcing Russians To Save Less, Spend Less On FoodA Levada Center poll finds that 58 percent of Russians are spending less on food and nine percent are digging into their savings to meet daily needs. Twenty-two percent of respondents believe the crisis will last no less than 2 years. (Current Time TV)

Two members of the parliamentary faction of Georgia’s ruling Georgian Dream coalition, whose popularity is at an all-time low, were summoned to the chief prosecutor's office on December 14 for questioning in connection with allegations of influence peddling.

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